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1978Final results

1978 election for Michigan Senate District 29

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

Harold J. Scott (D) won with 72.3% of the vote, defeating John A. Lafalce (R) by 44.5 points.

Harold J. ScottDemocrat · winner
72.3%47,569
John A. LafalceRepublican
27.7%18,266
65,835 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1978

Races before and after

EvenD+44.51978D+34.91982D+38.91986D+23.31990D+41.01994D+44.81998

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET